came off

verb

past tense of come off
1
as in happened
to take place couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years

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2
as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed

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Recent Examples of came off But Olson's foot barely came off the bag, and the call was changed to a hit after the Mets challenged. — CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Trimble came off the bench in the team’s first three games before starting the final two games. — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Anthony Patterson, who coincidentally came off the bench for Sunderland on Sunday, is among those on the radar after falling behind Roefs in the Stadium of Light pecking order. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The Argentine icon came off the bench in that match with the score knotted 1-1 and won the game with a spectacular curling free kick in stoppage time. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 The game-winning hit in the 2014 American League Wild Card Game came off his bat stretched well wide of the strike zone. — Sam McDowell July 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 The Fever won 109-75 as Kelsey Mitchell had 27 points and Sophie Cunningham came off the bench to score 20 on 7-of-9 shooting, including 6 of 7 from behind the 3-point arc. — Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Second-round pick Izaiyah Nelson came off the bench for a third consecutive Summer League contest but exited early due to an injury. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 Cardoso had six points on 3-of-5 shooting and five rebounds in the first five minutes before Yueru came off the bench. — ABC News, 12 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came off
  1. happened
  2. succeeded
  3. was
  4. went over
  5. went on
  6. went
  7. came
  8. worked out
Verb
  • Now, as her family, friends and fans mourn, questions remain about what happened in the actress’ final hours before her death at age 36, far from home at an apartment in South Carolina.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Although the crime happened in Kansas City, Argyriou said, so did the response.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • Moderna’s mRNA vaccine combined with Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda succeeded in a late-stage trial for skin cancer, the companies said on Wednesday, sending shares of the vaccine maker up 60% in premarket ​trading.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But after Carter reset the unit later that year by bringing in new leaders who were native speakers of both the tech world’s dialect and the language of warfighting, the organization succeeded in building a bridge between the two communities.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • At this time, there was just one photoshoot finishing up (see balloons video above), and by 5 pm I and the resident cats had the park to ourselves.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, police believed there was one suspect, but the person had not been identified.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • The Public Investment Fund spent more than $5 billion in five years, much of that to attract stars who went over to LIV because of the money.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But given how poorly that series capper went over, her chances of winning a third Emmy are in some jeopardy.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of went over
Verb
  • The statement went on to say the president has already secured deals with foreign exporters to provide the 25% discount.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The album went on to sell more than two million copies and remains beloved by fans today.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of went on
Verb
  • His scoreless streak then went the way of the Metrodome before recording a single out in Minneapolis.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Even Timmy Chang at Hawaii went 9-4 after three consecutive losing seasons following a program reset.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • Cameramen raced around hectically setting up lights and checking shots as choreographers ran through fight sequences and a prop team worked out how to hoist a net that would later restrain a hostage.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Donald worked out at Loyola Marymount when the Rams were in training camp, and last week at the Rams facility in Woodland Hills.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of worked out

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“Came off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20off. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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